Energy Materials
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Rapidly growing global energy demands, limited reserves of fossil fuels and associated environmental concerns, the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources, the limited efficiency of existing energy conversion systems—these are the challenges that society faces today. Advanced materials are the key elements in the development of improved high-efficiency, low-cost, clean energy technologies. The section “Energy Materials” is a platform for the publication of original articles and comprehensive reviews on all aspects of fundamental science and applied research on materials used for harvesting, conversion, storage, transmission, and utilization of energy.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) materials for:
- Energy harvesting: piezoelectric; thermoelectric; triboelectric; magnetostrictive;
- Energy storage: batteries; supercapacitors; hydrogen technology; hydrogen storage; water splitting; steam and carbon dioxide electrolysis; phase change materials; thermal energy storage;
- Energy conversion: fuel cells; photovoltaics; nuclear; solar energy conversion; biomass, biogas, and biofuels; electrocatalysis and photocatalysis;
- Energy transmission and emission control: superconductors; high- and low-emissivity coating; thermal insulation;
- Energy-efficient technologies and devices
- Energy-related environmental aspects: CO2 capture, utilization, and conversion; recovery and recycling of energy materials.
Both simulation/modeling and experimental contributions on design, preparation, processing, characterization, and performance of materials for energy-related technologies and applications are welcome.
Editorial Board
Topic Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Intermetallics and Hydride Materials for Hydrogen Storage and Battery Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2021)
- Thermoelectric Materials and Applications for Energy Harvesting Power Generation (Deadline: 30 May 2021)
- Advances in Electrochemistry of Nanomaterials (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Recent Advances in Thermoelectric Materials for High Efficiency Energy Conversion and Refrigeration (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Advances in Thermoelectric Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Oxide-Based Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Materials Design for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 31 May 2021)
- Advanced Materials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Devices (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Electrode Materials for Advanced Photo-Supercapacitors (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Metal and Intermetallic Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Powder Materials in Batteries (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs): From Design to Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Low-Loss Nonoriented Electrical Steel Sheet for Energy-Efficient Electrical Drives (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Advanced Materials for Catalysis and Electrochemical Energy Conversion (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Advances in Photovoltaic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- Recent Advances and Challenges in Carbon Fuel Cells (Deadline: 30 June 2021)
- New Trends in Solar Energy Materials: Characterization, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Materials and Components for Solid Oxide Based Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Thin Films for Energy Production and Storage (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Sustainable Reactive Processing of Raw Materials and Polymer Compounds (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Metal-Organic Frameworks towards Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 31 July 2021)
- Advanced Materials for Thermal Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Materials for Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Transition Metal-Based Luminescent Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Functional Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Two-Dimensional Materials in Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Battery Technology and Materials Development for Grid Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Materials for Solar Photovoltaic Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2021)
- Recent Developments in Phase Change Materials for Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 15 September 2021)
- Modern Material Solutions in Hydrogen Technologies (Deadline: 15 September 2021)
- Nanostructured Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advances in Quantum Science (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Direct Conversion of Light into Mechanical Work: Theory, Applications and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advances in Photovoltaics (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Multiscale Modeling of Energy Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2021)
- Advanced Battery Materials-2021 (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Novel Materials and Processes for Application in Nuclear Fuel Disposal (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- New Hole Transporting Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Hydrides-based Hydrogen and Heat Storage Materials, Technologies and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Advances in the Use of Green Technologies in Various Areas (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- New Advances in Ionic Liquids (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Soft and Nanostructured Materials for Energy Conversion: Volume II (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Application of Ionic Liquids to Energy (Deadline: 20 November 2021)
- Advances in Micro-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials for Passive and Active Thermal Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Materials and Modules for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Emerging Photovoltaic Materials and Solar Cells (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Materials for CO2 Conversion (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advances in ORR & OER Electrocatalysts (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Feature Papers in Energy Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Energy Storage Materials: Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Electrochemical Materials in Batteries (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Recycling of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Hydrogen Storage in Metal Hydrides and Related Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advances in Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Advanced Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries (Deadline: 11 December 2021)
- Recovery and Treatment of Solid Waste (Deadline: 12 December 2021)
- Advances in Energy Storage and Conversion Composites (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Materials for Photovoltaic Applications, Volume II (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- New Developments in Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Research on Perovskite Materials and Optoelectronic Devices (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- New Energy Storage Materials for Rechargeable Batteries (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Recent Progresses in Thermoelectric Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2021)
- Deep Study of Luminescent Materials: From Fundamental to Applications (Deadline: 30 December 2021)
- Advanced Materials for Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Emerging Materials and Systems for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Materials for Residential Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced Functional Materials for Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Organic Materials for Solar Energy (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in Eco-Friendly Adsorbent Materials for Removal of Inorganic and Organic Pollutants (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Innovation and Application of Advanced Electrochemical Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Metal Oxides for Heterogeneous Catalysis (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Synthesis, Structure, and Spectral Properties of Perovskite Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Recent Progress in Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Li-Air Batteries (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Composites for Energy Harvesting, Generation and Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in Silicon Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advanced in Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectric Composites (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in Flexible Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (Deadline: 1 January 2022)
- Concepts for Improvement of Hydrogen Storage Hydride Materials (Deadline: 15 January 2022)
- Multilayer Polymer Composites for High Energy Density Capacitors (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Applications of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma in Energy Harvesting and Storage Devices (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- MOF/COFs Based Functional Materials: Design, Synthesis and Modification for Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Advanced Energy Storage Materials for Batteries (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Novel Nanomaterials for Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Research and Application of Organic Polymer Solar Cell Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2022)
- Application of Carbon-Based Materials in Batteries (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Theoretical Calculation and Simulation of Energy Materials (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Development of Energy Storage Devices (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Progress in Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics: Research and Applications (Deadline: 30 March 2022)
- Advances in Structure, Characterization and Failure Mechanism of Key Materials for High-Energy Density Rechargeable Batteries (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage - Towards a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
- Hybrid Nanocomposites for Wearable, Energy and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 22 April 2022)
- Smart Materials and Devices for Energy Harvesting, Volume II (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Recent Development in Dye-Sensitized and Organic Solar Cells (Deadline: 31 May 2022)
- Papers from The II Meeting on Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Devices (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Optimization and Exploration of Novel Electrode Materials for Lithium-ion/Solid State Batteries (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
